Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

"Still together, still lost."

2008 1h 29m EN

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6.5

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64%

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METACRITIC

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6.7

IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 7,638🍅64%Rotten Tomatoes●61Metacritic★6.7IMDB · 268,534

AdventureAnimationComedyFamily

Synopsis

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Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long enough to make it to the African continent. There the New Yorkers encounter members of their own species for the first time. Africa proves to be a wild place, but Alex and company wonder if it is better than their Central Park home.

“Still together, still lost.”

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Cast

Ben Stiller
Alex (voice)
Chris Rock
Marty / Additional Zebras (voice)
David Schwimmer
Melman (voice)
Jada Pinkett Smith
Gloria (voice)
Sacha Baron Cohen
Julien (voice)
Cedric the Entertainer
Maurice (voice)
Andy Richter
Mort (voice)
Bernie Mac
Zuba (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eric Darnell
Writers: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Etan Cohen
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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$150M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.0× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Madagascar Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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283+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hans Zimmer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mark A. Hester shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Eric Darnell directs. Hans Zimmer scores. Mark A. Hester cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2$150M budget — tentpole studio territory.
3Made its money back 4.0× over at the box office.
4Released 18 years ago.
5Part of the "Madagascar Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6283+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
7Original score by Hans Zimmer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Mark A. Hester shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Ben Stiller and Chris Rock and David Schwimmer carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Still together, still lost.".
11IMDB entry: tt0479952 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 27 themes, including "dance", "friendship", "jealousy", "airplane".
13Released under 28 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: Hans Zimmer
Editing: Mark A. Hester
Production design: Kendal Cronkhite
VFX supervisor: Philippe Gluckman
Sound: Will Files
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $150,000,000
Box office: $603,900,354
Return: 403% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes: 64% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 61/100
IMDB rating: 6.7/10 · 268,534 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

4 wins & 11 nominations total

Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie

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Part of

Madagascar Collection

Madagascar is an animated film series produced by DreamWorks Animation. Voices of Ben Stiller, Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock and David Schwimmer are featured in the films. The plot follows the adventures of story of four Central Park Zoo animals who have spent their lives in blissful captivity and are unexpectedly shipped back to Africa.